The Museum of the Berkeley Springs opens for the season on Saturday, March 21. The museum will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Museum boasts newly painted and repaired walls. “We’re greatly appreciative that our second floor space was included in the renovation work being done by West Virginia Parks on the […]

by Kate Shunney Two Great Cacapon residents were charged late last week with planning to carry out a fake check scheme in the local area. Lindsay A. Wruck, 37, and Joseph A. Watkins, 32, both of Kilgore Lane, were charged on Friday, March 6 with felony conspiracy to commit fraudulent schemes. According to criminal complaints […]

by Trish Rudder At the March 3 Bath Town Council meeting, Brian Farkas, executive director of the West Virginia Conservation Agency, asked the Town of Bath to help fund the maintenance of eight flood control dams for another year. This is the second year the funding contract with municipalities and county commissions is being made. […]

by Kate Evans & Trish Rudder As the number of cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 grows in the United States, local and state officials are reviewing their plans for dealing with a possible outbreak of the virus. Dr. Terence Reidy, Health Officer for the Berkeley-Morgan Health Department, said local public health officials are looking […]

by Geoff Fox Hancock Mayor Ralph Salvagno has sent a letter to officials with the Washington County 911 Initiative stating no changes have been approved as of March 8. The county has set March 16 as the effective date for the address changes for the new NG911 system. In the letter, Salvagno said the town […]

William E. Broyles, Jr. 1959-2020 William Ernest “Ernie” Broyles, Jr., 60, of Great Cacapon, died Friday, March 6, 2020 at WVUH Berkeley Medical Center, Martinsburg. Born July 30, 1959 at Quantico, Va., he was the son of the late William Ernest, Sr. and Margaret Lane Broyles. He attended Calvary United Methodist Church in Great Cacapon. He attended Handley High School, Winchester, Va. and worked […]

Scott D. Payne 1955-2020 Scott Dean “Scotty” Payne, 64, of Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, February 23, 2020 at his home. Born in Berkeley Springs on July 17, 1955, he was the son of the late Edward Glen Joy Payne and Opal Wills. He graduated from Berkeley Springs High School in 1974 and he served in […]

David R. Stotler 1940-2020 David Richard Stotler, age 80, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at The Berkeley Springs Center LLC. Born February 23, 1940 in the Highland Ridge Section of Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Isaac Dawson and Vertie Cleo Bohrer Stotler. He was a […]

by Geoff Fox & Kate Shunney State and county agencies have launched public education campaigns, testing and planning efforts now that Maryland officials have confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced last week the first five confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the state of Maryland. Four […]

Eric T. Hensley 1970-2020 Eric Todd Hensley, age 49, of Warfordsburg Pa., passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va. Born June 28, 1970, in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of Carl E. and Betty (Weller) Hensley, of Needmore, Pa.; and the husband of Angela (Moss) Hensley. […]